Hook.



R. & V. WATERHOUSE.

HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1909.

926, 156. Patented June 29, 1909.

I wi tmawqa M WVWV/MM M lk/W43) ROLLA WATERHOL'SE AND VAN WATERHOUSE, OF FALLS CITY, OREGGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application fil ed January 2, 1909. Serial No. 170,506.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we. Ro'LLA \VATERHOFSE and VAX 'A'rmnioi'sn, both citizens of the United States. residing in- Falls City, in the county of Polk and b'tateot' Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks,.of which the following is a specification.

()ur invention relates particularly to hooks of the class known as butt-hooks used by hunbermen'inhauling logs, and the object of our invention is to provide a strong, durable and efiicient hook of this kind which will take a firni hold on the chain or other object to which it is connected and which is so constructed that it will not catch into vines, underbrush or other obstructions in the path of the logs whilebeing drawn.

,In carrying out our invention we preferably pivot a ha'sp to the outer end'of. the

.shankiof the hook and w e provide a latch or mousing which is pivotally connected with the eye of the hook is free to turn about the axis of the pivot which connects the lia'sp with the hook. The latch or mousing carries a dog which serves to lock the latch or mousing when the'hook-is closed. The latch or mousing is recessed or so constructed as to inclose thedog and shield'it, being open only on its under side rear 01' the direction of travel so that the dogcannot be engaged by obstructions, but can be easily manipulated when it is desired to open the hook. The. dog is operated in one direction by a spring and the mousing or latch is automatically. locked when the dog is closed.

' In the accompanying drawings, Figure l .is a perspective view ofour iniprovcdfbutthook with the latch or mousing closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the hook when open. Fig. 3 is a view mainly in side elevation with parts broken away to show how the dog locks the mousing to close the hook. Fig. is a similar view showing the dog pressed back so that the hook may be easily opened by turn ing it on its pivot.

The eye of the hookproper A is preferably connected at its upper end with a shackle B by means of a pin t) which passes through one arm of the shacklcthrough the eve of the hook and screws into the opposite aim of the shackle. The hook and shackle are thus piyotally connected with'each other.

The latch or mousing (J pivoted on the pin 6 between the arms ofthe shackle and it-is recessed to receive the eye ofthe hook.

' mousing.

shz-itvklc, a modem?! tr -i It is free to turn about the axis of the pin 7),- :n the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2. and

when raised the mousing passes between the arms of the shackle.

The sides and front face of the mousing are closed, but it is recessed, as shown, to receive the locking dog D. The bill A of the hook is formed on its outer side with arecess a" to receive the lower end 0 of the front wall of th'cmousing and when the parts are together, as indicated in Fig. 1, the hook, as a whole, presents a smooth surface not apt to engage or become entangled with obstructions. \Vithin the recess of the mousing is a dog I) pivoted .atcZ and normally. pressed outward or away from the pivot pin Z), by means of a. spring E bearing against a..shoulder 0 formed on the inside of the front wall of the dog is limited by a. pin d which engages the arm (1 of the dog;v The arm d of the dog is adapted to engage the end a of the bill of the hook in rear of the recess 0. 'When the hookis closed, as indicatedin Figs. 1 and 3, the end 0 of the front wall of the mousing enters the recess a in the-bill of the hook and the dog \bears against the end a of the bill and securely locks the mousing in'position. The dog cannot accidentally be moved out of place, being sufficiently shielded by the construction of themousing, but when it is desired'to open the hook, the dog can readily be pressed inward, in the manner indicated in ,Fig'. andthen the hook can be opened, in the manner indicated in Fig. 2.

While our improvements are especially designed for use in what are known as butthooks, they may be embodied in other kinds of hooks, particularly those of the. general class of snap-hooks, 4

We claim asour invention l. The con'ibination ofthe hook proper having an eye at. one end and a bill at the other, the mousing pivotally connected with the eye of the hook, adaptedto swing upward andiormedwith a recess on'itsinner side to receive a locking dog, and a locking dog pivotedv within said recess operated fronrthe'inside of the hook and bearing against the inner side of the bill of the hook. 2. The combination of-thc hook proper having an eye at one end, a shackle, abolt extending through the eve of the-hook'andpivotally' connectir'-= hook with the t \filififit said bolt totally connects; it

i with the hook, and Which is formed with a bill and the eye of the hook, and a locking dog mounted within the recess engaging the:

inner side of the end of the bill and operable only through the open inner side of the mousing. p p 3. The combination of the hook proper having an eye at one end and a bill at the other, and formed with a recess at the upper end of the bill, a mousing hinged to'the .eye of the hook and having a recess closed at its opposite sides and at the front, the front wall of seid recess being adapted tolenter the recess in the bill, a shackle, a bolt pivotally connecting the shackle with the-hook and extending through theeye of the hook, and

a locking dog within the recess of the mousing which normally closes said recess and which is adapted to engage the outer end of the bill of the hook.

ezense 4 The combination of the hookproper ha ing an eye at one end and ,a bill at the other, and formed with a recess at'the outer end of the bill, a shackle, a bolt extending throughthe eye of the hook and pivotally connecting the shackle with the I hook, a mousing pivoted to the eye of the .hook by said bolt, between the arms'of the shackle and hziving a recess closed on opposite sides and at thefront, the lower end of the front all of the mousing being adepted'to enter the recess in the bill of the hook,-and a look ing dog Within the recess adapted to engage the outer end of the bill.

In testimony whereof, We haye hereunto subscribed our names.

ROLLA Winner-rouse VAN WArER oUsn.

lVitnesses WALTER L Toozn, WV, F; NICIIGLS, 

